Crime reported by charities
Freedom of Information (FOI) Act request ref: 01/FIN/25/002990/U
Version Date: 26/03/2025
The Performance Analysis Department has provided the following information.
Data Processing:
The Niche Crime database was searched for crimes where the victim is a General Organisation that either contains the keyword “Charity” OR has the General Organisation Type of “Charitable”.
I am writing to request information regarding crimes reported to Dorset Police by charities and not-for-profit organisations. Specifically, I would like to request the following data:
1. The number of crimes reported by charities and not-for-profit organisations, broken down by year, for the past five years (or the most recent available period).
|
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
Grand Total |
|
|
Count of Occurrence Number |
25 |
52 |
52 |
41 |
47 |
217 |
- A breakdown of these crimes by type of offence (e.g., fraud, theft, arson etc.).
|
Offence Description |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
Grand Total |
|
Arson (recordable) |
|
|
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
Attempt burglary other than dwelling with intent to steal (recordable) |
1 |
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
Attempt theft - other - including by theft ' finding ' (recordable) |
1 |
4 |
|
|
|
5 |
|
Attempt theft from meter / automatic machine (recordable) |
1 |
1 |
|
|
|
2 |
|
Burglary - Business & Community (Unconnected Building) |
|
|
|
2 |
3 |
5 |
|
Burglary - Business and Community |
2 |
3 |
3 |
7 |
9 |
24 |
|
Burglary – Outbuilding Business & Community |
|
3 |
2 |
1 |
|
6 |
|
Burglary dwelling - with intent to steal (recordable) |
1 |
1 |
|
|
|
2 |
|
Burglary other than dwelling with intent to steal (recordable) |
1 |
1 |
|
|
|
2 |
|
Criminal damage Other |
8 |
10 |
13 |
6 |
10 |
47 |
|
Criminal damage to a building other than a dwelling |
4 |
8 |
10 |
2 |
2 |
26 |
|
Criminal damage to a dwelling |
2 |
14 |
7 |
1 |
|
24 |
|
Distraction burglary - Residential (recordable) |
|
|
1 |
|
|
1 |
|
Execute unauthorised work affecting a scheduled monument |
|
1 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
Send communication / article of an indecent / offensive nature (recordable) |
|
2 |
|
|
|
2 |
|
Theft - other - including theft by finding (recordable) |
|
1 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
Theft from a meter / automatic machine (recordable) |
|
|
|
2 |
1 |
3 |
|
Theft from shops and stalls (Shoplifting) |
1 |
1 |
8 |
6 |
10 |
26 |
|
Theft of motor vehicle (recordable) |
1 |
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
Theft or unauthorised taking of a motor vehicle |
|
|
|
|
1 |
1 |
|
Theft other |
1 |
3 |
8 |
13 |
11 |
36 |
|
Threat to damage / destroy property (recordable) |
1 |
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
Grand Total |
25 |
53 |
52 |
41 |
47 |
218 |
Please note, the discrepancy in the totals (217 versus 218) relates to one occurrence in 2021 having two different offence descriptions applied.